DGDevin wrote:
badgolferman wrote:

RALEIGH - Democrats in the U.S. House have been conducting hearings
on proposals to confiscate workers' personal retirement accounts -
including 401(k)s and IRAs - and convert them to accounts managed by
the Social Security Administration.

http://www.carolinajournal.com/artic...y.html?id=5081

Let me get this straight, because someone testifying before a
Congressional committee makes a proposal, the purpose of the
committee is magically transformed into seeing this one person's
proposal brought to reality, is that about it? And for this I'm
supposed to take the word of an article appearing on a website run by
a group led and funded in large part by Republican party activists? Hmmmm,
I can't help wondering if there might not be just a touch of
political spin involved here, I hope that doesn't mean I'm too
cynical.

Testimony before congressional committees is known, to the nth detail, long
in advance, before it's offered. One doesn't GET to testify before a
committee unless the committee wants to hear what the witness wants to say.